This is also how I got Sylgja & my other female housecarls to wear something decent.
Stenvar is a great 2-hander tank by default though. Now he is in Legion mail armor, and used a sword and board as well. I changed him to prefer 1 handed, changed his armor preference, and adjusted a couple things. The strongest arrow is the Dragonbone Arrow, which deals 25 damage per arrow, while the weakest arrow is the Practice Arrow. There you have it, the 20 best arrows in Skyrim ranked from worst to best.
Yup, that is exactly what I do! I have rolled with Stenvar using 2-handed for a long time, but I wanted to have like an Legion lieutenant with me. Zephyr and Auriel’s Bow are the fastest bows with the highest DPS, while the Dragonbone and Daedric Bow do the most damage per shot. And I've changed her hair to dreads and given her some sweet warpaint. I've also given her the lightfoot perk so she doesn't trigger traps. For example, I use Iona and have removed her default armor and weapons which means she only uses or wears what I give her, so for example if I want her to use only the bow, I simply take away her sword in the standard trading dialogue. That way you can choose someone based on appearance, gender or race and then adjust them to your playstyle. If you are on a PC, consider downloading ',' which allows you to finetune your follower's stats.
